Thu 6/24 @ 7PM
If you’re a jazz fan, you’ve probably seen acoustic bassist/composer/arranger Eli Leder on a local stage. He’s an alum of the Tri-C JazzFest Academy, which he was part of for five years, as well as the Cleveland-based Contemporary Youth Orchestra, where he wrote original chamber music. Then he moved on to the east coast where he’s currently studying jazz bass performance at New Jersey’s William Paterson University.
This week he’s back playing at Akron’s BLU Jazz+ with an ensemble featuring some of the area’s top jazz musicians: sax player Chris Coles, guitarist Dan Bruce and youthful drummer Gabe Jones who at 23 is just a little older than Leder. They’ll play a set of standards and originals, and then host a second set jam session — bring your instrument.
Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door.